Dixie Chopper is a brand of industrial zero-turning

Zero-turn mower

A zero-turn riding lawn mower is operationally to a standard riding lawn mower. The term zero-turn refers to the turning radius being essentially zero inches. Different brands and models achieve this in different ways. Most current models have four wheels, two swiveling front tires and two larger...

 lawn mower

Lawn mower

A lawn mower is a machine that uses a revolving blade or blades to cut a lawn at an even length.Lawn mowers employing a blade that rotates about a vertical axis are known as rotary mowers, while those employing a blade assembly that rotates about a horizontal axis are known as cylinder or reel...

 manufactured by Magic Circle Corp., in Fillmore, Indiana

Fillmore, Indiana

Fillmore is a town in Marion Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States. The population was 533 at the 2010 census.The town is part of the South Putnam Community Schools school district.-Geography:Fillmore is located at ....

. It was founded by Hoosier

Hoosier

Hoosier is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. Although residents of most U.S. states typically adopt a derivative of the state name, e.g., "Indianan" or "Indianian", natives of Indiana rarely use these. Indiana adopted the nickname "Hoosier State" more than 150...

 Art Evans in 1980. Dixie Chopper is run by President and CEO, Simon Wilson.

Dixie Chopper claims to build the world's fastest lawn mowers. The most famous version is a prototype that was built using the jet engine

Jet engine

A jet engine is a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet to generate thrust by jet propulsion and in accordance with Newton's laws of motion. This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, pulse jets...

 from a Chinook Helicopter. This model was featured on an episode of Home Improvement.

Dixie Chopper Pulling Truck

In 2005 Dixie Chopper began sponsoring a pro pulling truck. In 2007 it was national champion of the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League circuit.

Dixie Chopper Motorcycle

The company was also featured on an episode of American Chopper

American Chopper

American Chopper is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. , who manufacture custom motorcycles. Orange County Choppers is in Newburgh, New York...

where the Dixie Chopper Bike (featuring a modified lawn mower engine, which produced a surprising amount of power despite its small size) was built by Orange County Choppers

Orange County Choppers

Orange County Choppers is a custom and production motorcycle manufacturer based in Orange County, New York, that was founded by Paul Teutul, Sr., and Paul Teutul, Jr., in 1999. The company was featured on American Chopper, a reality TV show that debuted in September 2002 on the Discovery Channel,...

 and unveiled at Daytona Bike Week.